The Cathars: The Most Successful Heresy of the Middle Ages (2006)

You can also find this book on Amazon. Just click here. Format: Hardcover ISBN: 9780785821717 Condition: Very Good The book has a slight amount of shelf wear. Contents Description: Catharism was the most successful heresy of the Middle Ages. Flourishing principally in the Languedoc and Italy, the Cathars taught that the world is evil and must be transcended through a simple life of prayer, work, fasting and non-violence. They believed themselves to be the heirs of the true heritage of Christianity going back to apostolic times, and completely rejected the Catholic Church and all its trappings; regarding it as the Church of Satan. Indeed Cathar services and ceremonies, by contrast, were held in fields, barns and people's homes. - from the back cover